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Darthmaul:
Happy birthday Jesoul

Aww thank you sweerie  it was also Chiogo's birthday as well. I heard from somewhere she likes chocolate cake

TB-forry and Dayo, congrats on snagging game 1. Dirk looks unstoppable. JJ Barea is nuts. JET was also fantastic. I have to commend how well Dallas moved the ball - and fed whoever was hot - that's a winning formula. OKC still managed to make it a close game, they should be encouraged about their chances to play better in game 2.

rasputinn:
Yea I remember.That was a disgraceful move by Bynum,I think frustration just got the better of him and his team mates

Yeah, and it was really nice to see Magic Johnson, Kobe and Lakers fans in here and around, who strongly critisized Bynum's actions. Now that is true sportsmanship!

Mmmm yum yummy,lemme get some fresh juice to wash it all down

Juice only? would you like something with a little more kick? Here's a tropical fruit margarita -
https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/images/content/tropical_fresh_cocktails_recipe_Royal_Hawaiian_one/NaturallySpicedMargarita.jpg

^lol. No suprise there. I never liked the dude self . . . a bit too fake on the surface and always comes off insincere and trying too hard to be 'real' and 'honest' . . . well at least to me.

rasputinn:
Um duh you too

LOL 

I knew,I was just wondering whatever happened to fairness and sportsmanship

Commot dia jor which one be fairness and sportmanship? tell that to Andrew dunce Bynum when the overfed ogre was sticking an elbow in a defenseless midget halfway in the air. Fairness and sportsmanship will be extended to only those who deserve it 

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg8334704#msg8334704 date=1305587824]@Jesoul
Happy bday. Hope say our oga handle him biz *coughs*[/quote]Lol. Thank you my dear brother. And oh yeah. He handles his bizniz like it was no man's bizniz 

I hope the Bulls beat the snot out of those drama queens that are the Heat! And I'm backing them to win Game 2 and win the series in 5. Tom Thibodeau ȋ̝̊̅§ a defensive maestro and should be able 2 stop that two man team

LOL . . . kai! ppl dislike the Heat sha truth be told, they are drama queens. The "Cryami Heat" Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah are just ferocious in the middle . . . its hard to see the Heat able to win the rebounding battle - which to me is key to this series.

As 4 my Mavs i can only hope they find a way to slow Westbrook down! Can't have both of em clicking in that series just can't!
Props to the Grizz who knows where they coulda reached with a healthy Rudy Gay

Men you have my full support TB40. A ring wouldn't look so bad on Dirk's finger lol. Plus J.Kidd @38yrs  lol, it would be nice for una sha.

Chiogo darling, happy birthday girl    here's a cake from one of your boos 
https://media.cakecentral.com/gallery/770124/normal_1286238120.jpg


And thank you for the kind wishes dear, you're just too sweet .
NBA fans, here's some jollof rice and chicken for una . . .

https://www.funmiscafe.com/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jollof-rice.jpg

chiogo:
Oh and where is that BraveHeart of a person?

Yeah I've been wondering too . . .

*ROTFLOL at the last few comments*

Dare & Earswide,
    listen to Nuke and abeg you people should leave Joe alone jor If you guys don't have common Ipad I can lay hands on you and you shall receive brand new ones by this time tomorrow (disclaimer* and if you don't get one its because your faith is not strong enough).

Darthmaul:
@ OP
I feel your point, but I have to say that back in the days, say early 90's or late 80's, the rave was our local league, bendel insurance, shooting stars, eagle cement, jasper utd, rangers, el kanemi etc but mismanagement crumbled everything till now, we never did develop our league hence the foreign leagues took over.
This is isn't our fault but the administrators'. The south africans are crazy about foreign leagues but MOST crazy over their "ibhola lethu" cos it means everything to them(apartheid inclusive)

Gbam left right center top down inside out.
If we were being fanatical about something that was ours and was benefitting our own community, me I go shut up and siddon for corner. But the way people are insane over players and teams that barely look their direction  . You say na bad management cause am. I agree. But na we be the managers now lol. Every game/team/club is only successful to the degree of the passion their fans. At least na so me I see am.

I have to say from your post u re either a chelsea or an arsenal fan who must have joined the bandwagon perhaps during the "unbeaten era/mourinho era".(U already indicated that anyway). We TRUE FOOTBALL fans squeeze out time to watch most times.
Though it is quite annoying the alarming rate it is turning into, but again isn't the world crazy nowadays. Looking at our music industry it has improved to the extent nigerians don't play foreign music at clubs anymore. I can assure u if our administrators get their acts together our local league would be top again.

And I think this is great. Support local artists - it will benefit our people and culture.

P.S. This Jesoul girl is one smart lady, I really like her well-thought out posts. Cheers

  thank you Darth.

Dis Guy:
^^
The reason American sports like NBA do that is because they are looking for more audience or looking to keep hold of their European business marketing opportunities. playing a game in Europe is different from playing a game in Africa, Football is a global sport with huge marketing already
the leagues already support Africa through its FA and FIFA they dont have to do it individually except they have players pushing for it, there are players already involved on a private level or in collaboration with charities. The NFL doesn't have a global body to do all these things, playing in Europe is not a big achievement

I certainly do appreciate the logistical challenges of European teams playing games on African soil . . . I daresay I'm more about going after the attitude and 'heart' of these teams towards their African fans. And FIFA I would classify as seperate from Euro teams/leagues and hence won't credit 'charity' done by FIFA to the EPL or Liga and co. FIFA generates profit worldwide, its only good business sense for them to continue feeding the cows they're milking abi?

  There's nothing standing in the way of say a ManU from doing their own separate 'goodwill works', rather than hiding under the branches of FIFA. And it doesn't even have to be on-location since we all know say Africa get plenty problem. Sometimes during NBA/NFL games, they acknowledge the audience that may be watching in Asia or Europe or Turkey (when there was a turkish player on the court). If dem no wan spend money, little things like that to show at least they are aware and appreciate the loyalty of these fans. So no, its not necessary to have a -

dedicated website in yoruba/afrikaans? English is enough, i doubt Africans have a problem reading the thousands of website already available to football fans, too many languages in african anyway

I'm talking more in terms of whatever kind of gesture of goodwill they can do to show they have at least 'noticed us'.

the nba teams playing in europe make huge amount from their european tour, the cost of tickets in london is almost the same if not more than is charged in LA, NY etc Apart from safety and logistics involved charge the same gate fee in Africa will be exploitation,

Lol . . . ehen now, we self are shooting ourselves in our own feet lol. If we respected ourselves like we should, the rest of the world would respect us more.

Average ticket price is about N8000> Portsmouth , Man U played in Abuja, Tottenham will be playing in SA this summer after several logistics/contract issue since 2 years ago

Appreciated. I did not previously know this.

Congrats Bulls on taking game 1 quite easily. The Bulls do not have the same weaknesses the Celtics did, and Miami is going to find out how difficult it is to play a team that actually rebounds the ball very well, and has a lot of young, athletic bigs in the middle. All those layup parties will be much reduced for Wade and James.

rasputinn:
@ JeSoul,

Why does Kobe have to fish in a rickety canoe on a creek that looks worse than Joinkrama creek while KG,Rajon,PP and co fish in a modern yatch-like trawler

Uhm Duh? the Celtics are my team now so they gats to be made to look good even when they lose . . . the Lakers are are full of brats and thugs so they deserve a rickety canoe. Abi you no see am like that?

Chai! Who is vexing my sister like this 

Eyzhvntsn, girl don't work yourself up over insignificant trouts who will soon be gone with the wind jare. It is well. I know you like desserts, here's a chocolate-rimmed vanilla mint swirl to make you feel better jare

https://www.sidewalklyrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/inspirations_dessert1.jpg

190, please continue here:

2 Year Old Christ Embassy Girl Speaks In Tongues And Preaches
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-667143.0.html

Dis Guy:
Sorry i'll have to disagree on this bit, first its sport, and sport as we know it should have nothing on race or a particular country's development or enslavement. its sport an entertainment activity not a political gathering

I agree with you, I'm a sports enthusiast myself watching everything including golf. But the OPs point (and I second it) is that it has reached an unhealthy level of collective mass hysteria. Sports is to be enjoyed - in its proper perspective. The OP did mention why not channel our passion towards our own local leagues where it can directly profit us and our communities.

Secondly, there are many Africans/Nigerians playing the sport in different leagues all over the world earning a decent living entertaining millions and developing their immediately environment

Again see my previous comment. Its not that we can watch or enjoy or support our people over there & the foreign clubs of our choice, but rather the unhealthy fanaticism that has taken over.

several clubs have affiliations with African teams, they support hospitals in the locality or help raise funds for players heading several ngos in africa

I pay attention to most sports around the globe and I admit if they do this, I haven't heard much about it. Take for instance the NBA or the NFL (american football). They have regular season games in Europe and have an assortment of bball or football programs held all the way in China, Japan, and even Africa. During the season, they have the players wear jerseys with spanish language on it to show their consideration for the spanish-speaking/south american audience. The NBA even has a seperate website specifically geared towards spanish speakers, with a focus on spanish players/issues.

When was the last time an EPL team held a game in Africa? (yes I know its hard to do that because of political/social instability but I hope you get my point). When have they ever worn jerseys in Yoruba or Afrikaans to show they care about their african audience? Do they have a dedicated website to us? Do they come ever summer/few months to hold free camps & workshops?

If these clubs do have affiliations with local teams and help support, then thanks for schooling me on that. But from a birds perspective, it doesn't appear to me they go out of their way or bottomline to acknowledge their huge african audience.

^ah its not the same oh . . . being swept is like having your lunch & dinner money taken, after you were beaten up by a smaller boy in front of the whole class, then upon getting home, his mum instead of consoling him, slapped him for not fighting back

  They're both still fishing together sha 

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Rumor has it some Lakers may also be joining the Wizard of Oz cast this summer . . . isn't Pau Gasol pwetty?
https://photos.imageevent.com/johansen01/pixelpeepersdelight/nbagonefishin/Lakers-of-Oz_v-2011a.jpg

^better than getting swept wipe-off-your-mouth clean or should I say vaccumed?

The Celtics competed and kept the games close and just couldn't close out . . . Lebron got tired of losing to us - 4yrs in the playoffs now. We dashed him this one

Laajman:
Firstly, I must admit I've been a fan of a popular london club for the past six years. But I'm seriously rethinking the sanity of devoting hours to watching them play. I've realised it makes more sense to spend my 90 mins on something productive for myself, and find 5-7 mins to watch the game's highlights later.

More importantly, this frenzy has hit the whole of Lagos- and Naija at large. On big game days, we all know how it goes down. From conductors in Ikorodu to the corporates in Ikoyi, everyone sorts of lose their heads. If all the madness was caused by a game between, say, Enyimba and Eko Babes, that would make a whole lot of sense.

Well, we could argue about globalisation, and how ICT has made the world a local place. But imagine the imagine the multiplier effect on commerce if just half of these frenzy was channelled into our local clubs>>>>increased gate takings, higher wages for players, better pitches, sale of merchandise, TV rights, while it would take a while to achieve some progress, it is possible. The South African and Egyptian Leagues have done well for themselves. Even names like TP Mazembe of Congo is a recurring one in the CAF Champions' league. Undoubtedly, we have a larger pool of talents.

What is the logic is being a fan of a club that 90% of us may never visit in our lifetime? Aren't we simply fooling ourselves?? I've met several europeans who are loyal to their own hometown clubs- a middle-aged english man who buys season tickets for Charlton FC; a german suppporter of Werder Bremen, and an Italian who proudly displayed the flag of his club (Lecce, I think) at his bar on the shores of Carribean beach.

If only we can get just 50% of EPL addicts in Naija to re-think just like you . . . I asked one NLder once, he response was that Nigerians are so into euro soccer because to them its a form of escapism, a temporary means of relief or distraction from the hardship of Naija life. A means of channeling their anger and depression and converting it into a means of 'catching fun'.

I have always wondered about the fervency of love and passion wholly devoted to clubs and people and players that couldn't give any less of a damn towards Africa/Africans than they already do. Talk about misplaced passion. I guess its something psychological.

This place is dry self . . . no Celtic jokes or mocking? This is where Bawo would've shined We miss you bro.

I'm proud of the effort my celtics put up, LeBron's desire unfortunately trumped anything the men in green could come up with. Plus this should silence some of Lebron's 'unable to finish games' criticisms. Happy Summer Celtics! lol

OgidiBoy:
First it was the spurs,

Then the Lakers

Now the Celtics

The ratings for the finals will suck big time this year ?

Actually I think this is good for the league and ratings to see other smaller market teams going higher up in the playoffs. Honestly its kind of boring and predictable to see LA, Bos, SA there year and year. This adds a ton of spice and intrigue to the remainder of the playoffs.

^Katsumoto, long time . I hope you have been well.

Katsumoto:
This is funny, illegal immigrants trying to find a solution to the problem of illegal immigration.

You can not derive legitimacy from illegitimacy. Only the original occupiers of the land (native indians) have the RIGHT to propose and discuss such a topic. A case can also be made for those slaves who were taken there against their will. Everyone else is an illegal immigrant. The rules according to the immigrants determine legitimacy.

You're on the wrong thread . . . or is it wrong century?   Its an entirely seperate matter if you want to debate the legitimacy of the current system of law and government - based on events that occured long long before it was even established. That one na philosophy . . . here, we're talking policy.
 

What about policies and actions of the US in several countries that promoted and and protected US interests while producing negative effects in the non-US countries? The US was involved in Panama, Nigeria, Congo, Afghanistan, Colombia, most of Central America, the middle east etc.

I think a lot of the time we Africans choose to be deliberately naive about world affairs. Katsumoto the entire world is enagaged in a ego battle - always has - every nation is tussling for power and control and resources and we all manipulate situations as best to our advantage. Does it make it right or should I say, moral? of course not. But that's how the world turns -

  and do you think for a second if Naija was America, that we would act any differently?

Furthermore, we enjoy pointing to the negative effects of American presence or interference in other nations. Truth be told, you're right. But I always like to remind that the same America doles out billions in aid to these same countries. Nigeria is slated to receive some $600mill this yr, most of it going to battle disease and poverty . . . see the front page story today on the Nigerian adaptation of Sesame Street debuting on NTA - where did the funding coming from? USAID - in other words US taxpayers. Lets always look at both sides of the coin.

Nobody wants handouts but most want to be able to develop at their own pace instead of having US puppets installed as leaders. No one would go and be an illegal immigrant in another country if their are economic opportunites at home. If the US doesn't want to help, then it SHOULD pay back the higher of what was gained by the US or lost by the other countries.

And who does the installation Katsumoto? did Obama vote in Jonathan? Did the US plant corrupt members in NASS? The recurring religious/ethnic violence, is that also as a result of western interference?

  I will be among the first to agree that on many major developments, there is probably a western finger pushing some buttons to their advantage - no doubt. But I will also fiercely contend that the vast majority of our problems are self-inflicted.

Its actually not really that weird I think. These kinds of growth abnormalities happen from time to time and usually have no explainable 'cause'. The human body is an incredibly complex system such that a small disruption or 'imbalance' can result in such tumors or growths.

^That is a question for Seun, the Admin of the site. You can find him in the NL section.

[pun] Don't forget now, (militant) atheism is still not a religion. [/pun]

[quote author=Mynd_44 link=topic=664369.msg8295207#msg8295207 date=1305062765]Most importantly who will save you from yourself[/quote]Gbam.

texazzpete:
You worthless imbecilic toad!
To kill a few Americans, Bin Laden killed over 300 Kenyans and Ugandans in the 1998 embassy bombings. Your fellow black people! Any black african who does not hate Bin laden is a dolt!

Its a case of severely misplaced priorities caused by propaganda-fueled antagonism towards anything America.

[quote author=chidi-marc link=topic=664369.msg8295682#msg8295682 date=1305069018]no! Am not saying he should be left, infact bin laden should have been a forgotten case long before now.
They met him unarmed yet they killed him, the america I've heard of will need him more alive than dead.
You ask me of a country they have distabilized?
Does someone here agree with me that Iraq was better off with saddam 4 starters?[/quote]The people in the WTC and at the Pentagon were also unarmed. Did Binladen give them notification and ask their permission  before murdering them?

chiogo:
Chaiii celtics ooooo. Wasted important time from studying for finals to watch that OT.
Anyway, I knew this isn't their year. . . or the lakers'. Guess other teams should be allowed this time to fight for the championships. . .whoever wins is still not close to 17. Damn lakers woulda caught up but Thank God!

Lol. Correct talk jare. As a Celtic fan I hate to see us lose, but as a basketball fan it'll be nice to see someone other than the typical lakers, Boston, SA win a championship.

I really don't want the heat to win, grew a dislike for LeBron and Wade this past season and Bosh is just ugly. "The real big three" my foot!
Abeg any other team but them could win the championship.

dayokanu:
Any team but the heat.

Lol. Why now? I wouldn't mind seeing the Heat win it all because LeBron deserves a ring - too bad wade and bosh will also benefit. LeBron is a good guy, he's played it straight his whole career and never gets into any trouble, he's been a model nba citizen and should get his due.

Haters be gone jare lol. men see these old Celtics, trying to join LA fishing. I watched only the last few mins, enough to see the offense is so stagnant. its hard not to imagine Miami will close out at home on Wednesday unless a collapse is in their future. Oya Celtics fans in the house its time to contact ur local juju practitioners cos the situation don serious oh

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg8287241#msg8287241 date=1304964915]Make una sofry dey yab these Lakers team ooh remember they did a repeat and are still a great team! Classless maybe but still great[/quote]Abeg stop being modest jor revel in your total victory 

  Its not so much that the lakers got embarrasingly swept - but the show of disgrace and arrogance from the tandem of Bynum, Odom and Artest that is drawing ire from nba fans. I normally sheath my yabs, but it is fully deserved in this instance. I do commend Kobe's comments/handling of the whole thing though, very mature and well done, fitting for an ambassador of the league, unlike some idiotas with nuthin but marshmallows for brains. I just can't stand dirty players, its such a stain on the game.

http://chasing23.com/phil-jacksons-last-dance/

Congratulations to the 1991 Detroit Pistons!

You are officially off the hook.

Until now, you boasted the most disgraceful playoff exit by a defending champion when you prematurely walked off the floor and refused to shake hands with the opponent in the waning minutes of a 21 point whooping, dynasty ending, series sweep during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. However, thanks to the 2011 Los Angeles Lakers, you are no longer under the microscope. Those cheap shots by Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom officially superseded any Pistons walkout ceremony and officially top the all time list of “NBA Classless Meltdown” moments.

Note to Future Defending Champions: If you are getting your backside kicked and are about to get swept, just leave the floor with some semblance of dignity and let Luke Walton take your place instead of switching to hockey in the middle of the 4th quarter.

It will be a very long and interesting summer. Lets hope the lockout ends sooner than later

Bynum's comments after the game:

"We were getting embarrassed, they were breaking us down. So I just fouled somebody," Bynum said after the game. "I was just kind of salty about being embarrassed. ,  For me, it was embarrassing to have the smallest guy on the court keep running down the lane and making shots."

What an arrogant, overfed, overrated dunce *hiss* instead of you to show a little class by being remorseful and apologizing for your childish tantrum, you open your mouth and confirm there's only air btw your ears. Because your 7 foot ego was getting embarrased by a small boy, its okay to attempt murder? That kind of foul could have ended Barea's career. Bynum was suspended ealier in the season when he did this and sent Michael Beasley to the hospital. I can't stand dirty players like these . . . Kobe and Fisher should please slap some hard sense into him.

Kobojunkie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOIy6QEbes

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This one of the funniest things I have seen in a while        Ride on Mr President nothin do you jor  I wish we could actually hear Obama rap this lol. How dope and swaggerlicious would that be! lol

Here you go Lakers, the 2nd team in the 2011 playoffs to get swept:

https://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/7084006/2/istockphoto_7084006-man-sweeping-the-floor.jpg

But then again, your performance was so bad that you didn't get swept, you got vaccumed:
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[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg8284210#msg8284210 date=1304932727]Sweep toh bad! Lol can I dream can I dare to do so? Stojakovic is sumn else tho what a pickup![/quote]Stojakovic was a monster back when he was with Sacramento during the Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Bobby Jackson era. He stumbled past few yrs but seems to be clicking at the right time with Dallas. Good job to your boys men!

The lakers problem getting swept was not talent or lack of bench, it was simply attitude, arrogance and lack of effort. I just saw that play of Bynum taking out Barea with an elbow . . . I've always disliked bynum n his immaturity. What a loser.  I hope he gets suspended for a few games next season. That was cheap and uncalled for, and has no place in the nba. Get lost jare. Hiss.
Add to that Artest clotheslining JJ, Odom taking down Dirk . . . the true colors of the lakers came out clearly. Outside of kobe, absolutely zero class. Anyways good riddance LA. We will not miss u .

r231,
  The same oklahoma that is struggling to beat #8 seed memphis?

On behalf of all Celtics fans and other rivals of the lakers

THANK YOU DALLAS MAVERICKS!!!!!!!

Lakers swept? Who woulda predicted this? where are all the lakers fans in here? Oya come and chop yab lol. I will honor u all with some nice pics in a short minute.

Bawss1:
But seriously is this a big deal? Why would anyone take offense if their name comes second on the wedding card?

I wonder oh.
I am just suprised that something as irrelevant and inconsequential and utterly meaningless as whose name appears first on an invitation is actually being fussed over  na wa oh. I designed my invites, and it didn't even cross my mind what 'appropriate' order to put names in. Mine appeared first on the invitations, and his was first on the program and other things.
@OP, why does your fiance care about something so irrelevant? Anyways, if it'll make him happy, then go along peacefully, there are no 'rules' for ones wedding. Do it as you see fit.

Hi Dare,

Unfortunately we don't have the power to ban/unban, but I have notified the admin to untag/unban your post. Also the automatic spambot ban generally lasts for a few hours so your ID should be able to post again pretty soon.

Let us know if you have any more trouble.